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Wessex Tales

by Thomas Hardy

Hardy writes of the true nature of nineteenth-century marriage and its inherent restrictions, the use of grammar as a diluted form of thought, the disparities created by the role of class status in determining societal rank, the stance of women in society and the severity of even minor diseases causing the rapid onset of fatal symptoms prior to the introduction of sufficient medicinal practices. A focal point of all the short stories is that of social constraints acting to diminish one's contentment in life, necessitating unwanted marriages, repression of true emotion and succumbing to melancholia due to constriction within the confines of 19th-century perceived normalcy.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1888

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Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially, he gained fame as the author of novels such as Far from t...

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01 - An Imaginative Woman
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02 - The Three Strangers
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03 - The Withered Arm - Chapter 1
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04 - The Withered Arm - Chapter 2
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05 - The Withered Arm - Chapter 3
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10 - The Withered Arm - Chapter 8
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11 - The Withered Arm - Chapter 9
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12 - Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 1
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14 - Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 3
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16 - Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 5
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17 - Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 6
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18 - Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 7
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19 - Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 8
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20 - Fellow-Townsmen - Chapter 9
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21 - Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 1
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22 - Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 2
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23 - Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 3
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24 - Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 4
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25 - Interlopers at the Knap - Chapter 5
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26 - The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 1
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27 - The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 2
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28 - The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 3
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29 - The Distracted Preacher - Chapter 4
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